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AUGUST 16, 1984 TO: LAKE ELMn CITY COUNCIL FR: PATRICK D. KLAERS, CITY ADMINISTRATOR RE: INFORMATIONAL MATERIAL FOR THE AUGUST 21 MEETING 1^ ATTACHED FOR YOU INFORMATION IS THE MOST RECENT CITy NEWSLETTER DATED 8-14-84" THIS NEWSLETTER EDITION HIGHLIGHTS ARTICLES ON THE APPROVED SALARY ADJUSTMENTS FOR 1985 AND THE MID YEAR FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT" 2. WISH TO INFORM THE CITY COUNCIL THAT MAINTENANCE FORM4N DAVE WISFORF HAS BEEN TAKING A FEW SJCK DAyS THIS WEEK BECAUSE OF A RECURRING ILLNESS WITH HIS WIFE" AS YOU MAY RECALL, IN JANUARY DAVE'S WIFE UNDERWENT SURGERY AND AN UNEXPECTED PROBLEM HAS MADE NECESSARY A FOLLOW-UP SURGERY THIS WEEK., WE ARE ALL VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE WELFARE OF DAVE'S FAMILY AND WE ANTICIPATE THE SURGERY TO BE SUCCESSFUL. DURING THIS EXTREMELY STRESSFUL PERIOD FOR DAVE, HE HAS BEEN KEEPING IN TOUCH WITH MYSELF AND HIS MAINTENANCE CREW AND THE MAINTENANCE CREW IS FUNCTIONING IN AN EFFICIENT MANNER WHILE REMAINING FLEXIBLE" 3" ATTACHED ARE TWO PIECES OF INFORMATION RELATING TO 1984 POPULATION ESTIMATES^ AS YOU CAN TELL, THE POPULATION FOR LAKE ELMO IS UP 8% (ABOUT 4,000)FROM 1980, TO A FIGURE OF 5,720. POPULATION IS ONE OF THE FACTORS USED IN DETERMINING THE LEVY LIMIT AND STATE AIDS" STATE AIDS AND THE LEVY LIMIT PROVIDE THE CITY WITH A MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF FUNDS TO PROVIDE NECESSARY SERVICES TO AN EXACT NUMBER OF CITIZENS OR HOUSEHOLDS" THIS INCREASE IN POPULATION MEANS THAT WE WILL BE RECEIVING INCREASED STATE AIDS AND A HIGHER LEVY LIMIT FOR 1985" THIS WILL ENABLE THE CITY TO PROVIDE BETTER SRVICES TO THE RESIDENTS WHILE MAKING ADEQUATE PLANS FOR THE FUTURE (PLACING RESERVES FOR FUTURE NEEDED CIP ITEMS)" 4, THE CITY IS STILL WAITING WORD FROM THE COUNTY ON OWNERSHIP OF THE 33 FT" STRIP OF LAND GOING FROM THE RICHORD DURAND PROPERTY TO 30TH STREET" AS SOON AS THIS INFORMATION IS RECEIVED FROM THE COUNTY, THIS ITEM (REQUESTED ROAD FRONTAGE VARIANCE) WILL BE BROUGHT BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE" 5" ATTACHED FOR YOUR INFORMATION ARE THREE MONTHLY REPORTS FROM THE FIRE, POLICE AND MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENTS. 6^ I AM WRITING A LETTER TO MR" SPRINGBORN REQUESTING HIS COMMENTS ON THE NEED FOR THE CITY TO ISSUE TEMPORARY 3�2 BEER LICENSES FOR PARTIES THAT ARE BEING HELD AT THE GREEN ACRES RECREATlDNAL CENTER" AS YOU MAY RECALL, THE INFORMATION THAT I HAVE PREVIOUSLY DISTRIBUTED TO THE \( COUNCIL INDICATES THAT THIS WAS A CONDITION ADDED TO THE SPRINGBORN CUP IN 1978" I WILL BE WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FROM MR. SPRINGBORN BEFORE CONFERRING WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY AS TO THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION FOR THE CITY. THIS ITEM WILL BE BROUGHT TO THE CITY COUNCIL AS SOON AS PRACTICAL"